Dish

This maiolica dish was made in 1872 in Rome. It was painted by Torquato Castellani.

The dish is painted in the centre with a griffin in blue on a spotted yellow ground, and with a polychrome border of foliage. It is inscribed 'TC' (for Torquato Castellani) and '1872 Roma'.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-465-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1874.2.2
Date:	1872
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: TC; TC; 1872 Roma
Dimensions:	65 mm H x 382 mm D
What:
Subject:	Ceramics : earthenware : Italy : Rome
Who:	Torquato Castellani Workshop, Rome (Maker)
Where:	Italy, Rome
Event:
Description:	Maiolica dish painted in the centre with a griffin in blue on a spotted yellow ground, and with a polychrome border of foliage: Italian, Rome, painted by Torquato Castellani, 1872
References:	Curnow, Celia, Italian Maiolica in the National Museums of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1992
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